'The reality is stranger than fiction,' tweeted Morten Østergaard, leader of Danish center-left party Radikale Venstre, in reaction to President Trump canceling his trip to Denmark over PM Frederiksen's rejection of his interest in buying Greenland.
Some Danes had been planning to greet Trump with a range of satirical protests — some of which are set to go ahead anyway.
"We love the U.S. We have a lot in common and have supported each other over the years. We will keep doing that. How is it possible for one man to flip in the media and jeopardize the entire relationship? A lot of public debate today in Denmark is how we still have any normality in otherwise good relations we’ve had," he said.
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